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Deothang
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Deothang, also known as Dewathang,[1] is a town in south-eastern Bhutan which falls under Samdrup Jongkhar District. In 2010 it became part of Samdrup Jongkhar municipality (thromde).[2]
Geography
[edit]Dewathang is located in Samdrup Jongkhar District at an altitude of 870 metres (2855 feet).[3] It is 18 km away from the Dzongkhag Administration.The Gewog is bordered by Orong Gewog in the North, Phuntshothang Gewog in the East, Pemagatshel Dzongkhag in the West and Assam in the South. It consists of 23 villages with 352 households with a total population of 3091.
Institutions
[edit]- Jigme Namgyal Engineering College
- Garpawoong Middle Secondary School
- Dungsam Academy Archived 2020-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Dewathang Primary School
- Rikhey Primary School
- Chokyi Gyatso Institute
- Lhomon Education
- Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative
- Command Center, Royal Bhutan Army
- Dewathang Hospital
Notable people
[edit]- Mingbo Dukpa Minister of education 2013–2016
- Neten Zangmo (Dasho) - Incumbent President of Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party and Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan
- Ugyen Chhewang - Auditor General of Bhutan (2005 – 2015)[4]
- Karma Sherab Tobgyal - Thrompon - Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde (2013–present)
- Kezang Dorji - Rapper/Social Worker
- Sangay Lhendup - National Council contestant for Samdrup Jongkhar District 2008 & 2013.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ see eg. list of Bhutan Post post codes http://www.bhutanpost.bt/documents/postcodes.pdf Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ approved thromdes & boundaries 2010, part 1 on the website of the Ministry of Works and Human Settlements http://www.mowhs.gov.bt/publications/approved-thromde-and-boundaries/ Archived 2017-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pommaret, Francoise (2006). Bhutan Himalayan Mountains Kingdom (5th ed.). Odyssey Books and Guides. p. 270.
- ^ "BBS". Aug 7, 2017.
- ^ www.kuenselonline.com Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
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